Maragogipe, Historical municipality in Recôncavo Baiano, Brazil.
Located 130 kilometers from Salvador, Maragogipe extends across 440 square kilometers along the Paraguaçu River near Baía de Todos os Santos.
The Portuguese colonization of Maragogipe began in 1557 when Governor Duarte da Costa granted land to his son Álvaro da Costa for settlement purposes.
The municipality preserves strong Afro-Brazilian traditions through communities like Quilombo Salamina Putumuju, maintaining cultural practices from colonial times.
The municipality contains sections of the Baía do Iguape Marine Extractive Reserve, established in 2000, offering opportunities for sustainable resource management.
Maragogipe developed from the indigenous Marag-gyp people, who combined farming with hunting practices before Portuguese arrival in the 16th century.
Location: Bahia
Inception: 1557
Elevation above the sea: 151 m
Shares border with: Salinas da Margarida, Cachoeira, Jaguaripe, Nazaré, São Felipe, São Félix, Saubara
GPS coordinates: -12.77778,-38.91889
Latest update: May 27, 2025 10:02
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Convent and Church of Saint Antony
6.3 km
Fort of the Holy Cross (São Roque do Paraguaçu)
6.7 km
Parish Church of Santiago, Iguape
12.2 km
Engenho Vitória
13.1 km
Igreja Matriz de São Bartolomeu
120 m
Baía do Iguape Marine Extractive Reserve
3.9 km
Terreiro Ilê Axé Alabaxé
624 m
Terreiro Rumpame Ayono Runtólogi
19.1 km
Casa Grande e Capela da Antiga Fazenda São Roque
11.6 km
Terreiro Aganjú Didê (Ici Mimó)
18.5 km
Igreja do Senhor São Félix
19.7 km
Terreiro Inzo Incossi Mucumbe
19 km
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Penha
5.6 km
Town Hall and Prison
1 m
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Conceição
18.4 km
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Encarnação
23.4 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Madre de Deus
26.2 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Lapa
293 m
Capela do Engenho Capanema
7.9 km
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Batalha
5.6 km
Parish Church of Saint Peter
18.5 km
Igreja do Senhor do Bonfim de Nagé
6.1 km
Igreja do Nosso Senhor do Bonfim
18.8 km
Sobrado da Filarmônica Terpsícore Popular
91 m
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
19.9 km
Capela da Santa Casa de Misericórdia
393 m
Casa Paroquial
188 mReviews
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